Doef's Greenhouse

Doef's is a “state of the art” 11 acre greenhouse about 6 miles west and 3 ½ miles north of Lacombe – on the south east side of Gull Lake. Our experienced structures are covered with a double layer of poly while the new structure is covered with state of the art diffused glass. The greenhouse is heated with natural gas burning hot water boilers. The flue gas from our boiler stacks (pure CO2) is pumped back into our crops on demand when our CO2 levels get too low. Our plants love CO2! Efforts are always being made to conserve energy because of the high energy input costs.

We use “Integrated Pest Management (IPM)” to minimize the use of pesticides in the greenhouse. This means that we make use of “biological pest controls” to eliminate the pests in the greenhouse – controls such as introducing predators to feed on the pests. In exceptional cases, some spot spraying may be done in high infestations with “applicator-friendly” solutions.

Our vegetables are picked at the peak of ripeness – the tomatoes are ripened on the vine and picked twice a week, the peppers are picked at about 90% ripeness, also twice a week, and the cucumbers are picked every day since they grow more quickly.